My Eta

[Peter.M]

Hey guys, I have had this image around for a while that I was thinking about posting on here. It is an eta carina shot in hubble colours that I will be submitting for the malins this year. It will be my first entry into a competition and while I am sure it wont be the winner I would love it to get me an invite to come hang out with some other astro imagers. I know that people generally dont post their images on here prior to the night but in this case I eventually decided that I had nothing to lose. Peoples feedback is always welcome.

For those who want to know I did end up getting married on Saturday and had a great time, now I am looking forward to my holiday to Thiland and Cambodia at the end of the week.

Larger version:
http://www.astrobin.com/full/36215/?mod=none

[strongmanmike]

Well I'll be first cab of the rank and say I think it is an excellent image Peter, you should be very proud of this, I honestly think it is in with a chance. The only thing probably against you is the fickle and unpredictable opinion/likes/dislikes of a 71 year old analogue imager :thumbsup:

Mike

[Larryp]

Great image Peter, and congratulations and best wishes to you and your wife:thumbsup:

[Peter.M]

I should have said that I will not be offended in any way if David does not like the image. Part of the reason I posted the image here is because I am a scientist and being "peer reviewed" means more to me than the opinion of one man.

I for one love the image, it has been my background for about a month and I still love it, and that is why I decided on posting it to see what everyone else thought.

Thanks for your thoughts Mike.



Thanks alot Larry!

[strongmanmike]

Oh YES!! and many happy returns!! :thumbsup:...?... :family2: :whistle:

Mike

[Octane]

That is a wonderful, wonderful image. One you should be very proud of.

Congratulations on getting married, too.

H

[multiweb]

Really like the framing on this one. Very cool pic. :thumbsup: Superb colors. Have a great time on your trip. I hear it rains a lot there at the moment. All good for honey mooners.

[Regulus]

Oh. That is quite breath-taking. Excellent photograph.

Trevor

[David Fitz-Henr]

Great image Peter; superb colours and detail! ... and let me get this straight, you were married on Saturday and spending time on the forums today - you're a brave man Peter! :rofl:

[Rigel003]

It's a lovely image Peter. Great colours and intricate detail. There are tons of those tiny "pillars of creation" wormy sticky out things all over. A lot of stuff you don't normally see in RGBs of the nebula.

..and yes, you should be giving your hobby a rest for at least a week. She must be an understanding woman.

[alpal]

Top image Peter.
I'm sure it will be appreciated in the competition.

[astronobob]

Congratts on the joining of you both Peter :thumbsup:
Such an awesome image , so full of colour & detail :thumbsup:
All the best with the Malin's, It is certainly a 'Goer' :thumbsup:

[ourkind]

Very nice image Peter, love the colour palette and detail. Congratulations and enjoy the honeymoon!!

[dvj]

If I may make a minor suggestion. There are techniques to remove the magenta halos around the stars from tri-color narrowband images. I think Ken Crawford has a tutorial on it.

[Peter.M]

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. I still have some small processing things to do which will include getting rid of the halo's either possibly with RGB stars, and some left over hot pixels to deal with.

I appreciate the criticism though because it is the only way we will all improve!